Distance from the record
This close sat 2.18% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-05-02.
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This page is a historical record of the gold price in 26 May 2011, not the current price.See today's gold price (11 September 2026)
Gold closed at $1,522.80 per troy ounce on 26 May 2011, down $3.800 (0.25%) from the previous close of $1,526.60.
This close sat 2.18% below the highest gold close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-05-02.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $1,213.30, making this a +25.51% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $1,522.80 per troy ounce on 26 May 2011. That is $3.80 lower than the previous close of $1,526.60, a move of -0.25%.
The gold price fell on 26 May 2011, losing $3.80 (0.25%) against the previous session's close of $1,526.60.
At $1,522.80 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $48.96 on 26 May 2011. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 26 May 2011 18k gold was worth about $36.72 per gram and 14k about $28.56 per gram, against $48.96 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 40.8 on 26 May 2011, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 40.8 ounces of silver.
A week before 26 May 2011, gold was around $1,492.20 per troy ounce, so the close of $1,522.80 is a gain of 2.1% over the week.
A year before 26 May 2011, gold was around $1,213.30 per troy ounce. The close of $1,522.80 therefore represents a rise of 25.5% over twelve months.
It closed 2.18% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-05-02.